Sure enough, in order to stop the pursuers, Zhang Fei also set fire to the forest.

Yan Xing had just climbed up from a ditch with his war horse, and when he saw the fire rising into the sky in the distance, his face suddenly turned green.

By the time I made a detour of dozens of miles and walked back to the official road, most of the days had passed.

The 8,000 cavalrymen were so tired of horses that they could no longer pursue.

Yan Xing had no choice but to order the army to rest on the spot for an hour, and after gnawing on some dry food that he had brought with him, the follow-up cavalry caught up and continued to pursue with his troops. However, after wasting most of the day, Zhang Fei's army had already run forty or fifty miles.

By the time Yan Xing led 30,000 cavalry to catch up with the Chu army, Zhang Fei's army was only twenty miles away from Fancheng.

Zhang Fei decisively left 5,000 soldiers and horses to cut off in person, and ordered the rest of the army to throw away all the baggage equipment and withdraw into Fancheng.

"Kill, don't leave a single one!"

In front of the cavalry formation, Yan Xing swung his iron spear, reined his horse, and shouted loudly.

The 30,000 cavalry stretched several miles away from each other, the sound of the hooves of the horses running at high speed was like the beating of the heavenly drums, and there was no other sound between heaven and earth except for the sound of thunderous hooves.

"Why so many cavalry!"

Five thousand foot soldiers lined up on the ground, and they were all taken aback at this moment.

This is 8,000 cavalry, but I am afraid of no less than 30,000.

Zhang Fei was also taken aback, then glared at him, and said sharply: "Sons, fight!" ”

However, few responded. All the 5,000 foot soldiers were stunned by the formation of the 30,000 cavalry charge.

Closer, closer, the cavalry that was rolling closer began to move closer to the middle.

The sides of the road were uneven, and there were large potholes everywhere, and the cavalry could not spread out to the flanks at all.

In this way, Zi Chujun will be given a chance.

If the 30,000 cavalry can be deployed to the two flanks and rush up, the 5,000 Chu army infantry will not have the slightest chance at all.

And now 30,000 cavalry could not spread out to both flanks. You can only charge on the narrow official road, and you can't give full play to the advantage of the strength of the troops and the impact of the cavalry itself, while the denser the formation, the more you can give full play to the infantry. The 5,000 infantry soldiers used the few remaining baggage to form a defensive formation on the official road to defend themselves, and were not defeated by a single blow.

Although a hole was torn open in the front, the Chinese army blocked the Xiqian cavalry that rushed over and was not directly chiseled, which is a good phenomenon. Zhang Fei also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What the infantry feared most about the cavalry was that they would not be able to stop the first wave of the charge and would be directly cut through the military formation.

As long as you can block the first wave of cavalry charges, when the cavalry's charging speed slows down, you will fall into chaos.

Although the melee is not good for the Chu army, for the cavalry, what they are most afraid of is precisely the melee.

"Yan Xingpifu, eat a certain spear!"

The military formation was not chiseled all the time, Zhang Fei was in high spirits and roared. Shoot the horse and take Yan Xing directly.

"I'm afraid you won't make it!"

Yan Xing jumped up with a spear and jumped on his horse, and said sharply: "Zhang Fei, today next year is your sacrifice day!" ”

"Arrogance!"

Zhang Fei shouted angrily: "Don't have the guts, watch grandpa take your dog's life!" ”

In the midst of the chaos, the two men fought with spears and spears, killing each other, and then the cavalry who rushed over couldn't pass, so they had to urge their horses to run down the official road, slow down their horses, and rush to the front of the formation with one foot high and one foot low. and the Chu army's foot soldiers fought in close combat.

The terrible screams and shouts of killing were mixed together, and the sound shook all over the world.

Although the 30,000 cavalry was limited by the terrain and could not give full play to the advantages of the troops, the 30,000 cavalry was the most elite army among the cadres. Enjoy the best treatment, receive the most rigorous training, and the combat effectiveness is still extremely strong.

The wilderness, which was full of pits on both sides of the official road, although it restricted the cavalry charge, was not impassable.

The official road could not be crossed, so the cavalry behind slowed down their horses and jogged over. and the Chu army melee.

As more and more cavalry came closer, the 30,000 cavalry had already surrounded the regiments with 5,000 foot soldiers, and the defensive formation of the Chu army was constantly compressed, like cutting apples with a knife, being cut off layer by layer, and it was only a matter of time before they were annihilated.

While!

Guns and spears fought, and Yan Xing and Zhang Fei fought hard again.

"This guy has a lot of strength, Wu Yong is not under General Xu Chu!"

Yan Xing's arms were a little sore, and he couldn't help but be secretly shocked that there was such a fierce general under Liu Bei.

He was about to summon dozens of Xiqian generals to work together to behead Zhang Fei, but Zhang Fei had already taken advantage of the staggered passage of the two horses, leading hundreds of soldiers to begin to break through, although Zhang Fei was belligerent, but he was not stupid, now the Xiqian cavalry has been surrounded on all sides, and then do not take advantage of the chaos to break through, once he is completely trapped, even if he has three heads and six arms, it is impossible to break out.

Moreover, it has been more than half an hour since the cavalry of the Qianjun army was blocked, and the 15,000-strong army should be able to escape to Fancheng.

As for the 5,000 foot soldiers......

Zhang Fei only felt sad in his heart, the infantry was bitten by the cavalry in the field, and the possibility of escape was really unlikely.

However, in order to keep most of the soldiers and horses, they had to give up.

Zhang Fei has been fighting for many years, although he understands it in his heart, he is still a little depressed.

"Take a leave of absence, stay alive!"

Yan Xing was willing to give up, with a swing of the iron spear, his legs between the belly of the horse, and he immediately rode in pursuit.

"General, the main force of the Chu army is going to Fancheng!"

The lieutenant chased after him and hurriedly reminded him.

"Huh?"

Yan Xingmeng reined in the war horse, patted his head and said: "I almost missed a big event, it is important to capture and kill Zhang Fei, but how can it be compared to the 20,000 Chu army." Pass on my general's order, leave 5,000 cavalry to besiege and kill the Chu army, and the rest of the troops quickly follow this general to pursue the Chu army! ”

"Order!"

The lieutenant led the general and quickly went to give the order.

Soon, the cavalry that was moving forward bravely, besieging and killing the Chu army, quickly turned their horses, bypassed the Chu army blocking the road, and quickly rushed onto the official road, and quickly assembled south under the leadership of the generals of various departments to pursue the Chu army.

Zhang Fei also took the opportunity to break out of the encirclement, took dozens of personal soldiers, and fled for his life.

The 5,000 Chu army infantry was completely defeated, and they no longer had the slightest fighting spirit, and they lost their armor and fled all over the mountains, but the Xiqian cavalry had already closed the siege, and less than 1,000 people could finally break out of the encirclement.

If it weren't for the fact that the surrounding wilderness was very unfavorable to cavalry pursuit, I am afraid that not a single one of these thousand people would have escaped.

Yan Xing led most of the cavalry to the south, at this time he couldn't take care of the army formation, thousands of cavalry pulled back and forth, and when they chased to Fancheng, the front and back had been opened more than 20 miles away, and the 15,000 Chu army also fled to the city when Yan Xing took the lead to kill the north gate of Fancheng, Yan Xing wanted to take advantage of the situation to seize the city, but was repelled by the random arrows on the head of the city.

"Angry!"

Yan Xing roared, it was really hot.

Seeing that it was impossible to capture the city, in the end he could only grit his teeth and gather the soldiers and horses, and wait for the main princess to arrive, and then attack the city. (To be continued.) )xh118R1052